Kristin Carlson Gore[1] (born June 5, 1977) is an American author, screenwriter, and director. She is the second daughter of former U.S. vice presidentAl Gore and advocate Tipper Gore (née Aitcheson).
Gore has published three novels, Sammy's Hill (2004), Sammy's House (2007), and Sweet Jiminy (2011).[4][5][6] She co-wrote the screenplay for the 2015 film Accidental Love,[7][8] and the narration for the 2007 documentary Arctic Tale. She has also been a writer for the animated sitcom Futurama and the long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.[3]
In 1999, Gore sang backup vocals on a Diva Zappa comedy single called "When The Ball Drops" about Zappa's "hunt for someone to make out with on the Millennium".[9]Tipper Gore played drums on the recording.[10]
In 2013, she worked on Spike Jonze's film Her. Gore has written a screenplay called Racing Dreams, with Lance Acord attached to direct.[11]
Gore married Paul Cusack, a former district director for former MassachusettsUnited States Representative Marty Meehan, in 2005. The couple divorced in 2009.[12] Since 2016, Gore has been married to musician Damian Kulash. They have two children.[13][14]